Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski did not hire Astros farm director Quinton McCracken to be his general manager and went with an in-house choice, Mike Hazen, who was elevated from assistant GM.
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In honor of Craig Biggio’s 2015 induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Astros Foundation committed 50 percent of the proceeds from its annual Golf Classic on Thursday to the Sunshine Kids. …

Although clearly proud of the progress his club has made, Astros owner Jim Crane isn’t ready to claim the last laugh on those who snickered earlier this year when he proclaimed that he expected a playoff run. …

The out call at second base in the bottom of the fifth inning Wednesday at Minute Maid Park had the Angels television commentators convinced it should be overturned, and seemingly the entirety of Minute Maid Park was in agreement. …